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Stephen Gold

NLJ columnist

Stephen Gold has many years’ experience both as a recently retired civil and family judge and, before that, as a practising solicitor. He is an NLJ columnist and has written our civil way column for more than 30 years and is the author of Breaking Law – The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well.

 

 

NLJ columnist

Stephen Gold has many years’ experience both as a recently retired civil and family judge and, before that, as a practising solicitor. He is an NLJ columnist and has written our civil way column for more than 30 years and is the author of Breaking Law – The Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well.

 

 

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

140 and still counting; New family pilot; DJs given some work; Kid jabs

Corporate landlords give thanks; Don’t forget the pension; Domestic abuse: definition extension; Financial remedies: HURRY!

Divorce rules out; Service charge enforcement; E-bundle breakdowns; 167 out of 1793 may do

Possessions and Covid; More inquest legal aid; New contempt forms; Possession defence test; Dissolved companies caught

Judgment debtors hit for VAT; Success fee through back door; Divorce reform latest; Document redaction OK? Service charge battle; Mercy for Personal Reps

"There is a wealth of information and education on offer. Litigators will join the medics and the researchers in lapping them up"

Rent arrears go backwards; Barder visits Covid; PI PAP PERFECTED; Enforcement stays; Law at Night; Memos with threats

Seconds out over statements; B&PC disclosure lite; Landlords at the double; Insolvency PD; Land Registry fees up

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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